“These three guys are the future for this club,” said City boss Guardiola.

“The average age is 20 years old. You cannot see strikers as young as those in big European clubs at the moment, so that is good for the future.

“We're delighted Gabriel arrived already for the team. He's showing us his potential and his level. He is able to fight against players who are taller than him. He is young, a striker for Brazil, so he has something.”

“He wants to be a good player, and that helps a lot. He has dreams about what he wants to do in his future career. He wants to become something in world football, and we're going to try and get that for us.”

Guardiola rubbished suggestions that Jesus is Aguero’s replacement though after insisting that the pair can play in the same line-up.

He added: “They can play together. Gabriel can play on the left side. Sergio, for us, remains such an important player for us. We cannot achieve our goals without his contribution.”